@junior said in England vs Springboks:

@sparky said in England vs Springboks:

No try. A bit of a hometown decision if you ask me.

Forward out the hands unfortunately - could and should have thrown it flat out of the hands and would have ended up in the same place,

Nevertheless, England barely hanging on.

@akan004 and it’s also weird that England look good on attack but are now absolute pants on defence

Final pass looked forward.

England would be doing a lot better with a halfback who could pass.

So dumb Itoje. You had the advantage ffs.

OK, so they changed the rules at halftime and the new "access" law is now in place.

Why would Itoje try to contest the ruck after the English knock on when it's just going to come back to a Bok scrum, and the Boks can now scrum for a penalty.

I’ve moved my position on itoje.

From over rated, to shit. He’s been awful. Rag dolled and ineffective.

Is the timing of the AB v fogs kick off when this game finishes ?

It’s on a different channel here in aus and coverage starts in a few minutes .

@akan004 said in England vs Springboks:

Why would Itoje try to contest the ruck after the English knock on when it's just going to come back to a Bok scrum, and the Boks can now scrum for a penalty.

He had to come on after 20 mins. Must be nearly cooked ….

England leading by a point with just over twenty minutes to go.

@MajorRage said in England vs Springboks:

I’ve moved my position on itoje.

From over rated, to shit. He’s been awful. Rag dolled and ineffective.

A loud mouth with long arms that means he occasionally wins opposition pinouts and ruck ball.

Lots of white guilt in his general rating as a player.

@junior said in England vs Springboks:

@MajorRage said in England vs Springboks:

I’ve moved my position on itoje.

From over rated, to shit. He’s been awful. Rag dolled and ineffective.

A loud mouth with long arms that means he occasionally wins opposition pinouts and ruck ball.

Lots of white guilt in his general rating as a player.

Potentially an All Time Great. In reality, looking like an English Troy Flavell.

South Africa take the lead. 22-20.

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

@W32 said in England vs Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

@junior said in England vs Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

@junior said in England vs Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

Nothing wrong with PSDT pilfer

Except that a ruck had formed by the time he got his hands on the ball.

Diving in off your feet does not constitute a ruck

It does in Europe.

SH ref

Brace is Irish

My bad

Honestly thought it was Gardner

He's fucking Welsh! We had this argument last year

@Bones said in England vs Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

@W32 said in England vs Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

@junior said in England vs Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

@junior said in England vs Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

Nothing wrong with PSDT pilfer

Except that a ruck had formed by the time he got his hands on the ball.

Diving in off your feet does not constitute a ruck

It does in Europe.

SH ref

Brace is Irish

My bad

Honestly thought it was Gardner

He's fucking Welsh! We had this argument last year

Not in rugby terms

TMO , Shitehouse is though

Terrible defence.

Kolbe scores. Terrible defence.

England really missing Felix Jones the defence coach they lost a few months ago.

Pollard with the kick.

England 20 South Africa 29 with 16 minutes to go.

@sparky said in England vs Springboks:

England really missing Felix Jones the defence coach they lost a few months ago.

They have a defence coach?

The Boks would really be doing themselves and the rest of world rugby a massive favour if they lost this match and Borthwick kept his job.

Yellow card to Steenekamp. Boks down to 14.

Kolisi being warned.

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

@Bones said in England vs Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

@W32 said in England vs Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

@junior said in England vs Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

@junior said in England vs Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

Nothing wrong with PSDT pilfer

Except that a ruck had formed by the time he got his hands on the ball.

Diving in off your feet does not constitute a ruck

It does in Europe.

SH ref

Brace is Irish

My bad

Honestly thought it was Gardner

He's fucking Welsh! We had this argument last year

Not in rugby terms

TMO , Shitehouse is though

He's as Irish as JGP.

@Bones said in England vs Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

@Bones said in England vs Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

@W32 said in England vs Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

@junior said in England vs Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

@junior said in England vs Springboks:

@MiketheSnow said in England vs Springboks:

Nothing wrong with PSDT pilfer

Except that a ruck had formed by the time he got his hands on the ball.

Diving in off your feet does not constitute a ruck

It does in Europe.

SH ref

Brace is Irish

My bad

Honestly thought it was Gardner

He's fucking Welsh! We had this argument last year

Not in rugby terms

TMO , Shitehouse is though

He's as Irish as JGP.

Exactly

England own worst enemy.

England not yet able to turn the man advantage into points.

That's a coach killer

England playing like the 2022-4 AB's

Perhaps the English players want Borthwick out too.

England's multiple vice captains means there isn't a clear, single voice calling the shots in this situation.

Boks able to slow the ball down. England's rucking is poor.

Are England trying to lose?

Even Austin Healy is making sense.

SA are inviting England to win this game with their mistakes and they keep on screwing it up.

Itoje you mong. Fair though, knock on by Steward.

England getting fucked at the breakdown.

Itoje is a fucking embarrassment.

Itoje player rating cannot be above zero.

Very good players trying to do it on their own outside the gameplan